36 weeks!

Wow! I have been so busy! It's hard to even write out everything that has been going on, so I'll just hit the highlights. Last weekend was Easter. We had a lot of fun with Sophy. While she was hunting eggs (no joke) it started Snowing! Just a tad bit cold for easter! We were supposed to have a lot of family in town, but that didn't work out, but we still had a lot of fun anyway. We sure did miss the Sutherlins though. We had to have some work done on the front of the house. That wasn't too cheap. Now we have to have it painted (raw wood looks weird) and that SURE isn't cheap! Can you believe I spent over $200 on paint alone? Then the painters who are supposed to start work tomorrow call and reschedule because of the rain. So now it'll be next week. I like the color I picked out. It took a while because I had to check with the HOA and consult some others before I could choose a color. At least it'll be done before the baby comes. Speaking of baby- I only have 3 weeks left! I'm very ready to have this kid. I'm tired of being huge and always running my tummy into stuff. I had a doctor's appointment today and she said everything looks good. I'm holding steady at 3 lbs. weight gain! The baby has dropped a lot, something Sophy never did so it's nice to get to eat and breath easier this time around. I get to go in once a week from here on out. I think I have all nursery ready now. I'm just can't find a soft purple blanket with silk ribbon trim! Sophy has a pink one and I can't find a purple one. It's Sophy's favorite so I'd like them each to have their own. Babies R Us has one, but ours is always out of stock! So if you live near a Babies R Us run by and check to see if yours has one. I might have to get one there!
Here's what Baby Center says about the new baby:
Your baby is still putting on the pounds — about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds and is a little less than 19 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the creamy substance that covered and protected her skin during its submersion in amniotic fluid. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, which will stay in her bowels until birth. This blackish mixture, called meconium, will become her first bowel movement.

At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Babies between 37 and 42 weeks are considered full-term; a baby born before 37 weeks is pre-term and after 42 is post-term.) Most likely she's in a head-down position by now, which is optimal for a smooth delivery.